BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Carver 59 Marquis

By Capt. Richard Thiel Photos by Jim Raycroft

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Carver

Model: 59 Marquis

Model Year: 2003

Boat Type: Cruiser

Waterline length 45’6”

LOA: 59’6” w/platform

Beam: 16’6”

Draft: 5’5”

Weight: 58,500 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/660-hp Cummins QSM11 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/715-hp Volvo Penta D12 or 2/825-hp MTU Series 60 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 800 gal.

Water Capacity: 200 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

hydraulic swim platform
fore and aft shorepower ties
bow and stern thrusters
granite countertops and soles
Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer
32” Sony plasma TV
110-volt stereo and Surround Sound system in saloon
2/isolation transformers
4/2,000-gph bilge pumps
bronze through-hulls
KitchenAid convection/microwave oven
15.5-kW Kohler genset

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

lower helm
23-kW Kohler genset
davit
dual warping winches
dishwasher
pilothouse door
master stateroom stereo, TV, and DVD player
CCTV system
Raymarine electronics package
Raymarine autopilot

This article originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.